LesStockton
Programmer
What's the SQL statement to test if a database by name, exists?
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Database exists?
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TonyGroves
Programmer
Two ways:
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SHOW DATABASES LIKE 'dbname'
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and, more recently:
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SELECT *
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SCHEMATA
WHERE SCHEMA_NAME = 'dbname'
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[tt]
SHOW DATABASES LIKE 'dbname'
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and, more recently:
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SELECT *
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SCHEMATA
WHERE SCHEMA_NAME = 'dbname'
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